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Reviews of the top geek movies, tv, and books in the industry.
'The Last Jedi' Retrospective: How To Fix The Most Divisive 'Star Wars' Film
I don't hate The Last Jedi. It's far from a perfect film, but I was happy with a lot of the decisions that seemed to anger many Star Wars fans - particularly those regarding Luke Skywalker. However, before I continue, I do feel I should clarify one thing...
Andrew GladmanPublished 2 years ago in GeeksThe Riddler Retrospective
With the release of The Batman, people are prone to compare previous films. One film has a better Batman but a worse Bruce Wayne. Another has a better Penguin but a weaker Catwoman. These are the arguments one will make and or can find. It is hard not to engage in this sentiment. We live in a fan-devoted, overly-competitive, and dare I say, an ideological state. Liking one version of a character to another makes one an enemy/outsider to some fans.
She-Hulk Review: "Is This Not Real Magic?"
We are now in the heart of the MCU series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and when we last saw our heroine, she was dealing with the Wrecking Crew, who she defeated easily. Despite this, and despite her powers, Jen receives worry from her father, Morris, and elsewhere, we see a magician known as Donny Blaze performing magic for a sparse (and bored) crowd. He gets a volunteer named Madisynn ("two N's and one Y, but it's not where you think") King, who is given white roses that Blaze turns red. The audience remains board and Madisynn is not impressed...until Blaze opens a portal. Madisynn goes through and (after entering a hellish dimension) ends up at Wong's palace, where she spoils an episode of The Sopranos that Wong was looking forward to watching.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in GeeksVillainess Review: Norma Carter (Perry Mason)
Without question, Perry Mason has to be one of the most iconic shows in TV history. Based on the novels written by Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry Mason aired on CBS for nine seasons and 271 episodes from 1957 until 1966, with only Season Nine's "The Case of the Twice-Told Twist," being filmed in color. Raymond Burr starred in the series as the titular lawyer, with the show setting the bar when it came to legal dramas. The series spawned a short-lived reboot, The New Perry Mason, which didn't feature any of the original cast, but beginning in 1985, Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale (the latter playing Mason's secretary, Della Street) appeared in a series of Perry Mason telefilms. 30 such films aired on TV from 1985-1995, with "The Case of the Killer Kiss" being Burr's final film, airing two months after his passing, while the final four films carried on without the lead actor. In 2020, a Perry Mason reboot series debuted on HBO, with Matthew Rhys in the title role.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in GeeksShirley - A Movie Review
I wonder what living with a horror author is like for a week. Shirley is a 2020 film. A young couple stays with author Shirley Jackson and her husband for a week. A set of peculiar events and conversations happen. However, this visit helps inspire Shirley to write a new horror novel.
Marielle SabbagPublished 2 years ago in GeeksThe Books of Corum
Introduction As a teenager, my go-to fantasy writer was Michael Moorcock and I was sort of introduced to him through the works of Hawkwind. He supplied poems like “Sonic Attack”and “Black Corridor” (also the name of one of his books) for their “Space Ritual”. I read the Hawkmoon and The Runestaff series and enjoyed them as an alternate future / past Britain involving fantasy and time travel.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 2 years ago in GeeksReview of 'Summer’s Edge'
I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House in this atmospheric, eerie teen thriller following an estranged group of friends being haunted by their friend who died last summer. Emily Joiner was once part of an inseparable group—she was a sister, a best friend, a lover, and a rival. Summers without Emily were unthinkable. Until the fire burned the lake house to ashes with her inside. A year later, it’s in Emily’s honor that Chelsea and her four friends decide to return. The house awaits them, meticulously rebuilt. Only, Chelsea is haunted by ghostly visions. Loner Ryan stirs up old hurts and forces golden boy Chase to play peacemaker. Which has perfect hostess Kennedy on edge as eerie events culminate in a stunning accusation: Emily’s death wasn’t an accident. And all the clues needed to find the person responsible are right here. As old betrayals rise to the surface, Chelsea and her friends have one night to unravel a mystery spanning three summers before a killer among them exacts their revenge.
Cyn's WorkshopPublished 2 years ago in GeeksThe Silent Patient: Review
I have just turned the last page of The Silent Patient, and I have to admit that I am impressed. I am pleasantly surprised by this, considering how I felt about his second novel The Maidens, which I read first. Unlike The Maidens, The Silent Patient has a cunningly well-thought-out plot and a jaw-dropping twist to finish. A twist that makes you want to go right back to the beginning to see how you missed it.
G. A. MckayPublished 2 years ago in GeeksVillainess Review: Natalie Gale (Elementary)
I've said this before and I'll say it again: I love Elementary. I really loved that show and everything about it; the cast, the plots, the stories, and yes, the villainesses. The show had an amazing crop of evil and murderous women in the seven years that it aired on CBS, and the episode, "Blood is Thicker," was certainly no different.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in Geeks"Somewhere" movie review
I have to say, I don't know how to feel about this movie. I love Sofia Coppola, she's hands down my favorite director, but I have to be honest and say that the pacing of this movie was incredibly slow, that's usually how her films are, but they have something to them that keeps you interested. This one at times would get a bit boring. I'm not saying this was a bad film, but it's definitely not one I would watch again. I understood the message of it, it's mainly about a man (Johnny Marco) realizing that fame is not all it's made out to be.
Daniel GarciaPublished 2 years ago in GeeksCells at Work!
I was just scrolling through Netflix looking for an anime I could kill some time with. In the mood for a scary anime but nothing was piquing my interest. Then I came across Cells at Work! I didn't read the description because I assumed it was an anime about prison, Which could be scary. I pressed play on the first episode, not having a clue what I was getting myself into.
House of the Dragon: Episode One Review
It's rare that a pilot episode leaves me in shock after the initial viewing, especially one that hails itself as a medieval-inspired fantasy with lots of political intrigue.
Amanda StarksPublished 2 years ago in Geeks